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Yerushalmi Kugel Yerushalmi Kugel is a great Jewish favorite, and a real showcase in Israeli synagogues at Kiddush time: I have seen two burly men flip an enormous pot of Yerushalmi Kugel onto a gigantic counter, then slice it across its whole diameter in two or three places with a... Read More

This Kabocha Soup is my daughter Bella’s favorite. I brought her a vat of it when she had her baby. Still she doesn’t seem to tire of it and now enjoys it with her baby. I always notice with pleasure that all kids love it! A snap to make: All... Read More

Berry Kanten Recipe: Consider kanten the Jell-O of champions: kuzu is the starch of the kuzu plant, is a wonderful thickener and is easy to get in health food stores. Kanten, the dessert made with kuzu, is quick and delicious, and does wonders for upset stomachs. You can eat it... Read More

Beans and chocolate? I recently teased my friend Sara into identifying the odd ingredient in this soup, which she loved. I enjoyed watching her racking her brains, and didn’t feel any guilt about it: After all, she was working for food, and was kept guessing through a second bowl. PS,... Read More

Want to eat deliciously the super-healthy way? Trying to get your strength back faster and with less medication after a treatment that left you somewhat depleted? So many foods have such great healing powers you will actually have a good time preparing and eating them. No need to cook separately:... Read More

Miso Soup Miso soup is a marvel: Quick is not even the word: By the time it comes to a boil, it’s done, a whole pot full of Miso Soup. It’s also an incredibly nutritious and versatile low calorie treat. I am giving you here a basic miso soup recipe,... Read More

My Potato Portobello Soup is a sort of a new age Vichyssoise, delicious hot or chilled. I like to keep my soups meatless at all costs (unless of course the meat or poultry is the star, as in beef soup or chicken soup). So all my soups are vegetarian and... Read More

At a recent shabbos dinner my table was crammed with chocolate addicts: Chocolate Cake a must, right? since this is an addiction we can easily admit to, and with no need to get apologetic, I decided to make an all-chocolate dessert course. A chocolate orgy, you might think, and who... Read More

While you indulge in frying – and eating – latkas, it’s a perfect time to tell you there is a huge difference between store-bought apple sauce and homemade. This subject will always remind me of the time, a few weeks after my son Maimon and Ruthie got married, and I... Read More

I’ll bet Frying tips is exactly what you’ve been hoping for. Ah Frying! The food we love to hate! To make matters worse, taking the quintessential fried treat, potato latkas, courtesy of the alarmist low-carb food industry, the humble potato has gone from being a faithful staple at every table... Read More

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Lévana Kirschenbaum is a world-renowned chef and is most recently the author of the acclaimed The Whole Foods Kosher Kitchen: Glorious Meals Pure & Simple. For over thirty years she was co-owner of Levana Restaurant in Manhattan's Upper West Side, and a pioneer in Kosher upscale dining. She has a devoted in-person and online following for her fearless, practical and nutritious approach to cooking. Levana’s favorite activity is doing cooking demonstrations (it’s Dinner & A Show!) for special events, parties, showers, fund-raisers and gatherings of foodies.